# McIntyre (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/mcintyre/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from Scottish Gaelic.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Scottish Gaelic |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 43,842 |
| US rank (2010) | 786 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 7,042 people |
| Change since 2000 | +3.6% (42,335 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈmækɪnˌtaɪɚ/, 3 syllables |
| Variant spellings | Teare |

## Etymology

Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac an t-Saoir (“son of the craftsman”), from saor (“craftsman”).

## Who carries it

Share of people named McIntyre in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 79% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 16% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.3% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.5% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.4% |
| Two or more races | 1.9% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named McIntyre in the United States, Australia, the United Kingdom and Bulgaria.

## People named McIntyre

- Liam McIntyre, Australian actor
- Vonda N. McIntyre, American science fiction writer (1948-2019)
- Joey McIntyre, American actor and singer
- Michael McIntyre, British comedian
- Christine McIntyre, American actress and singer (1911-1984)
- Terrell McIntyre, American basketball player (born 1977)
- Codi Miller-McIntyre, American-Bulgarian basketball player
- Annabelle McIntyre, Australian rower
- Mike McIntyre, American politician
- Thomas J. McIntyre, American politician (1915-1992)

## Similar surnames

McIntire, McEntire, MacIntyre, McEntyre, McIntosh, McGinty, McEntee, McInturff, McNutt, McCants, McCandless, McAndrew.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.